I can remember when Harold Wilson was Prime Minister – I remember my father couldn’t stand him because of something called Selective Employment Tax (funny what you remember isn’t it?) – but I certainly didn’t remember him referring to grouse moors. So I am grateful to a former RSPB colleague and reader of this blog…
Author: Mark
Born Bristol, UK
Educated: Cleeve House School Bristol, Bristol Grammar School and Downing College Cambridge
Ph.D. University of Aberdeen, Winter activity of pipistrelle bats.
NERC post-doctoral Research Fellow, Edward Grey Institute, Oxford University
Former Conservation Director of the RSPB, 1989-2011
Writing competition – deadline midnight Saturday
Just a reminder that the deadline for this blog’s writing competition is midnight on Saturday. I haven’t read any of the entries so far so I cannot even hint at the quality of the 18 entries. I can say that of the four categories, one currently has just a single entry whereas another already has…
UEA desecration update
Following Monday’s guest blog by Prof Tim O’Riordan there has been a Guardian Country Diary piece by the marvellous Mark Cocker and the Norfolk Wildlife Trust has also stirred itself to voice concerns. Add your name to a petition here.
Guest blog – Big Brother FC says No! by Peter Marren
Peter Marren has contributed Guest Blogs here before (NHM threatens wildlife (garden), 27 October 2015, Where green objectives clash, 26 January 2015; Ashes to ashes, 7 November 2012; Wildlife NGOs, 7 October 2011) and his excellent books Where the Wild Thyme Blew and Rainbow Dust – three centuries of delight in British butterflies…
Allow me a moment of pride – please? Then back to work!
I’m rather proud of this – many people have got us this far – but only I get this email. OK – that’s enough feeling pleased – lots of hard work ahead! Let’s see how high we can get the signature total by midnight on 20 September (two weeks today) – get all your friends…